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Mexico Receives 11% of All LATAM Retail Crypto Payments - Report
3.10.2020
Mexican firms and individuals have reportedly processed 11% of all the retail payments made in crypto in Latin America from July 2019 to the same month in 2020 – with most of the crypto used in these transactions originating in the United States.
According to El Economista, Chainalysis expert...
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
3.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly provides Venezuelan citizens with the means...
Pro-crypto Colombian congressman highlights legalization challenges
2.10.2020
He went so far as to call for the preconceptions surrounding crypto to be demystified
Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin
2.10.2020
As decentralized finance (defi) has become more popular, digital currency proponents are making money off of more than 140 yield-bearing cryptocurrencies. While most of the defi ecosystem revolves around the Ethereum network, a number of people leverage these defi applications in order to earn more...
DeFi Unlocked: How to Earn Crypto Investment Income on yearn.finance
2.10.2020
Source: Twitter/@iYearnFinance
As the decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to grow, capital inflows are on the rise, suggesting that - despite some bubble attributes - DeFi might remain a part of the digital asset markets in the years to come.
In our DeFi Unlocked series, we explore...
Law Decoded: The year of the Crypto Futures Trading Commission, Sept. 25–Oct. 2
2.10.2020
The end of the U.S. federal government's fiscal year brought a cascade of major announcements from agencies
Price analysis 10/2: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BNB, DOT, LINK, CRO, BSV, LTC
2.10.2020
The bulls are buying the dips in Bitcoin and a few altcoins, suggesting that investor sentiment remains positive
Chainalysis and Integra Win $1.25 Million IRS Contract to Break Monero
2.10.2020
Crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis and data forensics company Integra Fec have won a combined $1.25 million contract to provide tools that break the privacy-focused coin, monero, for the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Floated early September, the one-year contract specifically covers...
Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes
2.10.2020
Trump's tax returns show the unfairness of the tax system and the need for reform. Blockchain governance offers some ideas
Blockchain Bites: BitMEX Investigation, Trump’s Diagnosis, Babel’s Leaked Audio
2.10.2020
Elsewhere, another European central banker has called for a "digital euro," Atari's cryptocurrency has a sale date and Venezuela built a national stock exchange on Ethereum
Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to $3.25M Crypto Fraud
2.10.2020
The head of Volantis escrow faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers
Europe Has The Most Of Money Laundering-Friendly Crypto Exchanges
2.10.2020
Source: Adobe/anish_ap1
Europe has the highest count of virtual asset service providers (VASPs) with deficient KYC procedures, followed by the strongest Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and North America, claims CipherTrace, a developer of anti-money laundering, cryptocurrency forensics, and blockchain...
PwC’s global crypto tax report reveals the need for further regulatory guidance
2.10.2020
The majority of global jurisdictions have crypto asset taxation guidelines, yet additional frameworks are required to keep up
Award-winning DJ RAC Spins Crypto Tune with His Own Ethereum Token
2.10.2020
RAC. Source: Twitter/@RAC
Grammy Award-winning DJ and electronica artist RAC has announced that he has launched his own cryptoasset – a community Ethereum network token he has dubbed the $RAC.
In a blog post, the American DJ, real name André Anjos, wrote,
“I’ve been fascinated with crypto for years...
Cosmos Gains Traction in India Amid Broader Crypto Resurgence
2.10.2020
Cosmos and its ATOM token are finding success among university students in India during the 2020 bull market
More than half of all crypto exchanges have weak or no ID verification
2.10.2020
The highest number of exchanges defying regulatory norms are in Europe
Exec who bamboozled clients with crypto jargon pleads guilty to $3.25M fraud
2.10.2020
A crypto escrow executive has pled guilty to defrauding his client out of $3.25 million
Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Diginex Begins Trading on Nasdaq
2.10.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Diginex has announced the start of its listing and trading on Nasdaq. Digital assets financial services company Diginex Limited announced on Thursday that it has completed a business transaction with 8i Enterprises Acquisition Corp., a Nasdaq-listed special purpose...
Leaked Recordings Suggest Crypto Lender Babel Leveraged Users’ Funds in Longing Bitcoin
2.10.2020
Leaked recordings suggest crypto lender Babel Finance leveraged some user funds to long bitcoin and faced potential default risks during this year’s Black Thursday market crash
Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range
1.10.2020
The Bitcoin network has achieved a few new milestones during the last week, as the price has remained above the $10k range for a record 66 consecutive days. Meanwhile, the network has surpassed 18.5 million bitcoin issued, as the global hashrate coasts along at an all-time high of 140 exahash...